This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shortly after scientists discovered the species in 1950, they realized it was in trouble. Vaquitas were regularly ...
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities must immediately and indefinitely close all fisheries within the habitat of Mexico’s critically endangered vaquita porpoise – or we will lose the species forever. The ...
The US federal government has announced an overhaul of the way it enforces the Endangered Species Act, a law credited with preventing countless extinctions. Trump officials say the new plan will ...
Sadly, more and more animals are becoming increasingly endangered, and many are on the brink of extinction. This article will list ten such animals, some of which you probably know, but some might ...
Nov. 17, 2023 — Australia's only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds of prey from the Pleistocene period more than 50,000 ... Nov. 17, 2023 — Nature ...
While some species get removed from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, others get delisted because their populations have shown signs of recovery. The agency reports that they have ...
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 passed and become law 50 years ago. Many protected species have been saved from extinction or even rebounded past needing protection. It's estimated that the ESA has ...
Once found throughout south-east Asia, Javan rhinos have suffered a staggering decline in their numbers due to hunting and habitat loss. The lone wild population of Javan rhinos is one of the rarest ...
An expedition through an Indonesian mountain range led to researchers capturing rare video of an endangered species that hasn't been spotted in over 60 years. Researchers with Expedition Cyclops ...
Climate change and land development have added another animal population to the endangered species list in Washington state. The state's Fish and Wildlife Commission said Friday that a more than ...
In the nearly 50 years since the Endangered Species Act was enacted, the law has been credited with preventing hundreds of plants and animals from disappearing forever. But that doesn’t mean it hasn’t ...
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 passed and become law 50 years ago. Many protected species have been saved from extinction or even rebounded past needing protection. It's estimated that the ESA ...
